Brennan Johnson's performance is a serious concern for Tottenham fans.
Tottenham won 2-0 in the second leg of the Europa League (UEL) semifinals at 4 a.m. on the 9th (Korea time) at Aspmira Stadion in Bodu, Norway. Tottenham advanced to the UEL final with a 5-1 aggregate score. The final match is Manchester United.
The victory was won, but Tottenham fans were forced to be angry again at Johnson's performance. Johnson, who played right winger, was not seen at all in the attack. He failed to make any scenes that threatened his opponent and was replaced by Papemata Sarr in the 23rd minute of the second half.
In fact, Korean Tottenham fans would have expected Johnson to play an active role. Johnson said, "The soccer shoes Johnson is wearing in his last training session before the game were Son Heung-min's special soccer shoes announced by Adidas last month. Last month, Adidas made and released the second version of its signature soccer shoes for Son Heung-min. The official name of the soccer shoes is 'Taegeuk7'.
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As Johnson's wearing Taegeuk 7 became a hot topic, Tottenham fans in Korea also wanted Johnson to play more, but only the worst. After the game, English Football London gave Johnson a rating of five and rated him 'I was warned in the first half for trying so hard defensively, but I didn't do much on the other side. Johnson had the lowest rating on the team, along with Hishalisson.
Johnson has the most points in the league among Tottenham players this season, but he is not doing the team any good when he does not have such a presence. On this day, Johnson had no presence at all in offense, including a 40% pass success rate (four successful attempts), 0 dribbling success (one attempt), 0 cross success (one attempt), and 0 foul induction. Even if Tottenham managed the game defensively, it was too serious.
Tottenham fans are also increasingly critical of Johnson's ups and downs. When Tottenham were beaten 1-5 by Liverpool not too long ago, fans' anger was at its peak. At the time, the English Football Insider said 'Johnson literally went missing in the match between Tottenham and Liverpool. Johnson played a full 90 minutes without much performance at Anfield. The media then paid attention to Tottenham fans' criticism of Johnson through SNS.
One Tottenham fan commented "Johnson is the worst Tottenham player I've ever seen. Literally, when Johnson is on the field, it's like playing with 10 players" he strongly criticized. Another fan wrote, "It was the worst waste to get Johnson for 50 million pounds (about 95.8 billion won)," he said angrily.
Johnson is also expected to start in the UEL final against Manchester United, and with this presence, he will be Tottenham's X-Men.
Reporter Kim Dae-sik rlaeotlr2024@sportschosun.com
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
